Vrej Kassouny: Max Howard characterized Armenia as the Silk Road of modern animationAugust 30, 2010 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ReAnimania 2010 international animation film festival will launch on September 9 in Yerevan. The festival will feature 263 films from 45 countries, including Singapore, Japan, China and Turkey. Nairi movie theater, Naregatsi art center as well as Cascade art complex will host animated film screenings. As festival director Vrej Kassouny stated at August 30 news conference, 23 acclaimed guests, including Max Howard, executive and producer at Walt Disney Feature Animation, were invited to participate. “Howard was enthusiastic about our festival, characterizing Armenia as the Silk Road of modern animation,” Kassouny stressed. Armenia hosted the first ReAnimania film festival in 2009. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |